Wednesday, December 21, 2016 - Day 1

Computers 8

Please finish your jot notes on privacy in Google Classroom over the break if you are not done.

French 8A

Brooklyn was in the Chaise Chaud and several students finished up their clothing description and comparisons Pic Collages.  We then reviewed some French Christmas vocabulary and did a Christmas kahoot.

*See you after a relaxing, joyful and restful break on Wednesday, January 4th, 2017 - Day 2.

Tueday, December 20, 2016 - Day 6

* Tomorrow is PJ Day and the Telemiracle Movie. Don't forget to bring your $5 to hand in during period 3.  

Computers 8

Today the students had more time to finish up their Final Summative Searching Assignment. It is now due, so if you were absent please finish it and turn it in on Google Classroom before the break.  The students also started reading about privacy and making some jot notes, which we'll continue adding to tomorrow.

ELA 9B

The students silent read and then we watched "The Gift of the Magi" by O'Henry and did a plot summary activity.  If you were absent please check your e-mail for the assignment sheet and do and hand in.  The story is posted in the link above.
The following students owe me Outsiders Final Projects:
9A - Rachel, Lilly, Alexis, Seth, Taylor, Isaak, Caden, Brandon, Wyatt & Tyson
9B - Shaun, Eric, Tristan, Logan, Ryelee, Sam & Maddy
Get them in ASAP please.

Monday, December 19, 2016 - Day 5

*SPIRIT WEEK - Today was Santa's Helpers Day and tomorrow is Ugly Christmas Sweater 

*Wednesday is PJ Day and a Movie for Telemiracle bring $5 (for the movie, popcorn & a drink) and give to your homeroom teacher ASAP

Computers 8

The students started a final summative search assignment and will have more time to finish it up tomorrow.

ELA 9A & 9B 

The students had time for silent reading and then 2 classes to finish up work on their Outsiders Final Project.  When they are finished the students need to:

a) Hand in their rough planning sheet

b) For the Recast and Soundtrack options they need to complete the chart on Google Classroom and turn it in.

c) For Fakebook they need to add the url of her/his finished page and turn it in on Google Classroom.

d) For the Playlist they need to add the url of her/his finished playlist and turn it in on Google Classroom.

e) For the trailer bring the iPad on which it was created to Miss Riddell

If the students are finished their project then they need to enter their Reading Logs on Google Classroom.

Friday, December 18, 2016 - Day 4

ELA 9A & 9B

Mrs. Robertson was subbing for me today and the students had time to work on their final project for The Outsiders.

Spirit Week

Monday, December 19th - Santa's Workshop

Tuesday, December 20th - Ugly Christmas Sweater Day

Wednesday, December 21st - PJ Day, Early Dismissal & Movie for Telemiracle (Please bring $5 for the movie ASAP!)

A great big thank-you to Carlynn, Morgan & Rheanne for decorating my door.

I couldn't resist a selfie with the elfie!

Thursday, December 15, 2016 - Day3

Computers 8

We watched a second video on searching.  Students had a chance to finish up mini search #4 and do mini-search #5.  Next class, Monday, the students will do their summative searching assignment.

French 7B

Three students were in the Chaise Chaud.  We practiced discussing how we came to school and how far away we live from the school.  Then we discussed the names of the provinces in French and practiced with a kahoot.  We also discussed some of the origins of place names and watched this video:

French 8B

Three students were in the Chaise Chaud to finish up our last theme.  One more student finished presenting his musical poster.  Two students need to finish and present to me on Monday.  Then we started a new set of Chaise Chaud questions and played a Christmas kahoot.

ELA 9A & 9B

The students silent read and then had time to continue work on their final projects for The Outsiders.  These projects were due Friday but I am extending the due date until Monday at 3:30pm.  Merry Christmas!

Wednesday, December 14, 2016 - Day 2

French 8A

Three students were in the Chaise Chaud,  Then the students reviewed how to do a comparison of two people.  

Ex: Name1  est plus    ___________ que Name2.

                         moins  (adjective)

                         aussi

They then created a PicCollage poster writing 4 comparison sentences about 2 musicians.

French 7A

One student was in the Chaise Chaud. Then the students had time to continue green-screening for their Mon Voyage videos.

French 8B

The students who weren't finished their Musician posters worked on them.  They re due at the start of next class (tomorrow).  The rest of the class did their final presentations on their posters.

French 7B

Three students were in the Chaise Chaud.  The students reviewed telling how they came to school and whether they lived near or far from the school.  We then discussed other methods of transport by watching a song video and doing a crossword.

ELA 9A & 9B

The students silent read and then continued working on their final project for The Outsiders.  By tomorrow they should be done their plan and ready to work on computers.

*12 Compliments of Christmas - The Twitter account @ActivateUCHS is now going full strength with compliments for students and staff.  If you wish to post a compliment fill out a form in the office and submit to the secretaries.

@ActivateUCHShttps://twitter.com/ActivateUCHS

Tuesday, December 13, 2016 - Day 1

Computers 8

Today the students finished up the searching assignment comparing 4 different search engines.  We discussed the results and watched a video on how Google works.

Then the students did mini-search #4.

French 8A

Three students were in the Chaise Chaud.  Then we discussed comparing two people using adjectives and did some examples.

French 8B

Three students were in the Chaise Chaud.  Then the students continued working on their Music posters, which are due tomorrow.

ELA 9B

The students silent read and then had time to work on their final project for The Outsiders.

French 7A

The students worked on green-screening their Mon Voyage videos.

*It was an alternate day and at 2:15 we headed to the gym to watch Mr. Bick's drama production of "The Roasting of Thor."  It runs tonight at 7:30 (admission is $8 for adults and $6 for students). On Thursday it runs at 6:30 (admission is $10 for adults and $8 for students) and dessert is included.

Monday, December 12, 2016 - Day 6

Computers 8

The class discussed the results of mini search #2 & #3.  Then the students worked on the Searching Assignment (comparing four search engines) in Google Classroom.  Please do if you were absent.

ELA 9A & 9B

The students had time to silent read and then started planning their final project for The Outsiders from the following choices:

#1 Recast & Trailer

#2 Soundtrack & Playlist

#3 Fakebook

Today was mostly spent deciding on the events or characters to be used in their project and finding quotes from the book to support them.  If you were absent it wouldn't hurt to start deciding on characters or events you are using.

If you still need to write your test you may come to my room at noon on Tuesday.

French 7A

Two students were in the Chaise Chaud.  The students have planned a trip, in French, somewhere in Canada.  Today we discussed how to set-up and greenscreen. Some students started filming.

*Tomorrow is an alternate day as the students will be viewing Mr. Bick's play at 2:15.  

Friday, December 9, 2016 - Day 5

Computers 8

Today we discussed the results of the students mini-search to discover on what day of the week Drake's birthday will fall in 2018.  The students then completed 2 additional mini-searches.  The first was relatively easy:  What was the top selling Christmas toy in 1981?  The second was more difficult:  What was the warmest temperature in Saskatoon on December 25, 1999?  If you did not finish your search please do so before next class.

ELA 9A & 9B

The students wrote their exam on The Outsiders novel and were presented with three final project options from which to choose.  If you were absent and did not write your exam please be prepared to do so either Monday after school or Tuesday at lunch in Miss Riddell's room.  

Final Projects for The Outsiders

OPTION #1

Recast the main characters with current actors.  You will choose an actor for each character and then explain why you chose them and support that with two quotes from the book.  When you have all your characters chosen you will create a trailer for your movie.

Example:

Ex:  Marcia – Ariel Winter

 Photo from www.flickr.com by modasplendida

I chose Ariel Winter from Modern family because she has dark hair and she is a comedic actress.  Marcia is described as dark haired and funny, which fits Ariel although they might have to cut her hair or style it differently.

“They were tuff-looking girls – dressed sharp and really good looking.  They were about sixteen or seventeen.  One had short dark hair.” P – 21

“’I’m a night,’ Marcia said brightly.

Two-Bit stared at her admiringly.  ‘Brother, you’re a sharp one. Where’d you two ever get picked up by a couple of greasy hoods like Pony and Johnny?’

‘We really picked them up,’ Marcia said. ‘We’re really Arabian slave traders and we’re thinking about shanghaiing them. They’re worth ten camels apiece at least.’” P – 28

OPTION #2

Create a current soundtrack for the movie.  Choose a song for each main character/main event and explain the reasons you chose each song.  Then back-up your choice with two quotes from the book, including the page numbers. Type out this information in Google Classroom, include the lyrics for each song. When you are done then create a playlist on YouTube of videos for your songs.

Example:   "Uptown Girl" by Billy Joel

Uptown girl
She's been living in her uptown world
I bet she never had a backstreet guy
I bet her mama never told her why

I'm gonna try for an uptown girl
She's been living in her white bread world
As long as anyone with hot blood can
And now she's looking for a downtown man
That's what I am

And when she knows what
She wants from her time
And when she wakes up
And makes up her mind

She'll see I'm not so tough
Just because
I'm in love with an uptown girl

You know I've seen her in her uptown world
She's getting tired of her high class toys
And all her presents from her uptown boys
She's got a choice

Uptown girl
You know I can't afford to buy her pearls
But maybe someday when my ship comes in
She'll understand what kind of guy I've been
And then I'll win

And when she's walking
She's looking so fine
And when she's talking
She'll say that she's mine

She'll say I'm not so tough
Just because
I'm in love
With an uptown girl

She's been living in her white bread world
As long as anyone with hot blood can
And now she's looking for a downtown man
That's what I am

Uptown girl
She's my uptown girl
You know I'm in love
With an uptown girl
My uptown girl
You know I'm in love
With an uptown girl
My uptown girl

I chose this song to show Dallas and Cherry’s relationship.  Cherry is an ‘uptown girl’ because she is a Soc while Dallas is a ‘backstreet guy’ because he is a Greaser. Cherry could love Dallas because even though he is tough and can’t afford to buy her things but she is scared to love him and become part of his world.

“Dally was getting impatient.  He put his feet up on the back of the redhead’s chair, winked at me, and beat his own record for saying something dirty.  She turned around and gave him a cool stare.

   ’Take your feet off my chair and shut your trap.’

   Boy, she was good-looking.  I’d seen her before; she was a cheerleader at our school.  I’d always thought she was stuck-up.

   Dally merely looked at her and kept his feet where they were. ‘Who’s gonna make me?’” p - 21

“He had something that made people follow him, something that marked him different, maybe a little better, than the crowd.  Do you know what I mean?’

  I did.  Cherry saw the same things in Dallas.  That was why she was afraid to see him, afraid of loving him.” P - 129

Option #3

Part A – Create a Fakebook (Facebook) page for the movie.  Choose 12 main events from the book.  Make an avatar for each main character. Then have the characters make status updates, have 3-4 replies for each main event, and one reply from the original poster (using one or two quotes from the book including the page number.)  Go to www.classtools.net to create your page, put the link in a document on Google Classroom and turn in.  Alternately you can set this up in Word to look like a FaceBook page.

Next week we will spend every class working on this and it will be due Friday, December 16th.

*Have a great weekend and stay warm!

Thursday, December 8, 2016 - Day 4

ELA 9A & 9B

The class silent read and finished correcting the last questions.  The answer for the plot structure is the picture below.  Study by reading over your chapter questions and re-read any chapters you missed in class, especially the last two chapters as they are different from the movie.  

Audio Book

PDF of the novel

*The Outsiders - Exam tomorrow!

The students also studied in class by doing a kahoot.

Wednesday, December 7, 2016 - Day 3

Computers 8

Today the students completed a questionnaire about their searching habits and skills.  They watched a video about searching techniques and then did one mini search using the following format to record their results:

1. first search phrase

link to url (page #)

answer

2. second search phrase

link to url (page #)

answer

3. verify - search phrase

link to url (page #)

answer verified

If you were absent please have the above done for Friday's class. 

French 7B

Almost all of the students re-assessed the verbs avoir and etre today.  Then we had three students in the Chaise Chaud.

French 8B

Three students were in the Chaise Chaud.  The class then had work time on their musician posters.  If you were absent you will have to get a planning sheet from Miss Riddell to get started.

ELA 9A & 9B

The students silent read and then worked on the final questions about the novel The Outsiders.  They will be writing an exam on the novel on Friday, December 7th.  Those who are absent will have a make-up day after school or at lunch the following week.  We also corrected some of the questions and will finish correcting tomorrow as well as doing some review.

Tuesday, December 6, 2016 - Day 2

French 8A

Three students were in the Chaise Chaud.  Then the students were given back their formative assessment on describing a Simpson's character and today the students chose a musician and then described them in a PicCollage, which they e-mailed to me.  If you were absent see Miss Riddell for the outline and then you'll need an iPad from the library.

French 7A

Three students were in the Chaise Chaud.  The students then finished up their storyboard for their trip.  They also started to find background pictures for green-screening their voyages.

French 8B

Three students were in the Chaise Chaud.  The students then planned out their poster on a favourite singer or musical group.

French 7B

Three students were in the Chaise Chaud.  We then finished correcting our avoir review and did an etre review.  This is in preparation for re-assessing tomorrow, in class, Wednesday, December 7th.  Remember to bring a book to class.  If you were absent today, please see Miss Riddell to choose a lunch hour to do your re-assessment.

ELA 9A & 9B

The students silent read, picked a new seating arrangement, and did a reflection on their experience making story trailers.  The classes then watched the end of the movie version of "The Outsiders," and started a final set of questions on the novel.

*The Mix It Up lunch was a great success.  Thanks to everyone who participated.

Monday, December 5, 2016 - Day 1

Computers 8

Today a new group of grade 8's started their PAA rotation in Computers.  We went through class expectations and the summative tasks they will be completing.  The students logged into Google Classroom and did their first assignment there.  If you were absent check your e-mail for the classroom code to get started.

French 8A

Three students were in the Chaise Chaud.  Then we finished describing a few Simpson's characters.  We also described a few students orally focusing on hair, eyes, and clothing.  If you were absent please finish for next class.

French 8B

We started a new sheet on our school and then three students were in the Chaise Chaud.  Then we discussed reasons why music is important in our lives.

ELA 9A

The students had a chance to edit their trailers for "On the Sidewalk Bleeding" and then we had a mini film festival,  as this was our last day with our visiting film makers.

French 7A

Three students were in the Chaise Chaud.  Then we discussed things the students might see and do on a trip somewhere in Canada.  We then started planning a storyboard for green-screening our trips.

*Tomorrow is the Mix It Up lunch.  During the noon hour students will be encouraged to talk to people outside their normal circles and grades.  This is part of our school inclusion goal.

Friday, December 2, 2016 - Day 6

Computers 8

Today the students did the final End of Course Feedback assignment in Google Classroom and had a chance to re-submit any assignments for reassessment. Have fun in Home Ec, which starts on Monday.  If you were absent I e-mailed you with an extension on finishing up any reassessment by Wednesday, December 7th.

ELA 9B

The students had Driver's Ed and then when we met at the end of the day and they had a chance to edit the trailer footage that they shot yesterday.

ELA 9A

The students had today's class to shoot their footage for their trailer for "On the Sidewalk Bleeding."  On Monday they will have a class to edit their footage and finish up their trailers.

French 7A

Three students were in the Chaise Chaud.  We discussed the video they watched last class.  The students practiced some expressions about going on a trip including:  how they travel, whether their location is near or far, and who they are traveling with on their trip.  We also played the number game.

*Thanks to everyone for picking up their fruit orders!

Thursday, December 1, 2016

ELA 9A & 9B

For the next three classes the students will be working with 2 local film makers, Aleah Anseth and Terran Station.  They will discuss and learn about making trailers from concept to shot listing / story-boarding to filming.  

Aleah Anseth

Terran Station

The Trailer for Aleah's Short Film Porcelain

Today the students compared some trailers such as the Original Mary Poppins to Scary Mary (a horror version) and watched some more current trailers such as The Hunger Games and Rogue One.  Now the students are creating a trailer for the story "On the Sidewalk Bleeding," where they are taking into consideration the mood, the characters, and the problem that their trailer will focus on, without giving away the entire story plot.

Computers 8

The students went through someone else's storyboard and gave them feedback as to how clearly they understood the instructions.  Then the students had a chance to make improvements on their storyboards.  Some students also had time to try a green-screen treatment of their storyboard or re-assess any assignments before this section of PAA ends on Friday.

*Please pick up your fruit sales if you have not already done so.  All product needs to be picked up by Friday!